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On this day in 1918, the German Kaiser was forced to abdicate, and in Folkestone, the Wilsons face an uncertain future.

Cast Kitty ..... Ami Metcalf Albert ..... Jamie Foreman Daniel ..... Jonathan Bailey Florrie ..... Claire Rushbrook Jack ..... Ashley Kumar Norman ..... Sean Baker Peter ..... Bea White Victor ..... Joel MacCormack

Written by Katie Hims Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

On this day in 1918, On this day in 1918, the Church of England created a fund for Spiritual Reconstruction after the war, and in Folkestone, Johnnie is feeling dispirited.

Cast Johnnie ..... Paul Ready Adeline ..... Helen Schlesinger Albert ..... Jamie Foreman Alice ..... Claire Louise Cordwell Bill ..... Ben Crowe Charles ..... Rufus Wright Cressida ..... Bettrys Jones Gabriel ..... Michael Bertenshaw Isabel ..... Keely Beresford Kitty ..... Ami Metcalf Peter ..... Bea White Phyllis ..... Christine Absalom Valentine ..... Nick Underwood Operator ..... Emma Handy

Written by Katie Hims Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

On this day in 1918, the President of the Board of Agriculture intimated that his successor might be a woman, while in Folkestone, Juliet has her eye on a different succession.

Cast Howard ..... Gunnar Cauthery Connie ..... Darcey Brown Gabriel ..... Michael Bertenshaw Grace ..... Grace Doherty Juliet ..... Lizzie Bourne Mathieu ..... Bea White Ralph ..... Nicholas Murchie Sylvia ..... Joanna David Chastagner ..... Stephane Cornicard

Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

On this day in 1918, Winston Churchill called for munition workers to forego an Easter break, and in Folkestone, Adeline is distracted by something else in the newspaper.

Written by Katie Hims Story-led by Sarah Daniels Directed by Ciaran Bermingham Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1918, Married Love by Marie Stopes was published, and in Folkestone, Alice isn't feeling enamoured with Bill.

Written by Katie Hims Story-led by Sarah Daniels Directed by Ciaran Bermingham Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1918, Parisian wedding processions continued through the streets despite a bombardment with shells from a long-range gun over 70 miles away, and in Folkestone, Jessie and Adam play house.

Written by Katie Hims Story-led by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1918, 'Women's Day' raised funds for the WAAC, and in Folkestone, Adeline finds her own way of helping women.

Written by Katie Hims Story-led by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1918, a convoy of 120 stretcher cases arrived in Folkestone, and Bill Macknade is ready to get back on his feet.

Written by Katie Hims Story-led by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1918, the War Office forbade the use of 'maisons tolérées', and in Folkestone, Kitty encounters the sharp end of intolerance.

Written by Katie Hims Story-led by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1918, the House of Lords discussed the founding of a League of Nations, and in Folkestone, Dorothea puts together a mixed dinner party.

Written by Katie Hims Story-led by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1918, the Times published details for women registering to vote, and in Folkestone, Kitty's dearest wish comes true.

Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1918, the RMS Amazon was sunk off the Irish Coast, and in Folkestone, Ivy encounters some formidable women.

Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1918, the Crawford Report recommended the building of the Imperial War Museum, and in Folkestone, Sylvia establishes a new friendship.

Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1918, the Battle of the Selle ended in victory for the Allied forces, and in Folkestone, Norman Harris joins a strange alliance.

Cast Norman ..... Sean Baker Adeline ..... Helen Schlesinger Eric ..... Paul Rainbow Forrester ..... Nigel Hastings Gabriel ..... Michael Bertenshaw Hilary ..... Craige Els Phyllis ..... Christine Absalom Maisie ..... Cassie Layton

Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

On this day in 1918, an education bill was proposed, asserting the rights of children, and in Folkestone, Adeline furthers their interests in her own way.

Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1918, the Yorkshire coast was attacked by zeppelins, and in Folkestone, Alec Poole feels a bit put upon.

Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1918, Businessmen's Week was said to have raised over £100m in war bonds, and in Folkestone, Alice's fortunes take a downturn.

Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1918, the Bolsheviks became the Russian Communist Party and in Folkestone, Kitty isn't in a party mood.

Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1918, Germany signed a peace treaty with Finland, and in Folkestone, Edie and Marion negotiate some unforeseen challenges.

Cast Edie Chadwick ..... Kathryn Beaumont Marion Wardle ..... Laura Elphinstone Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf Jack Wilson ..... Ashley Kumar

Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1918, news emerged that the last signed work of Bellini was destroyed in an Austrian raid on Venice, and in Folkestone, Adeline takes her art class out.

Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1918, the post office stated in the Times that it accepted no liability for post lost due to enemy action, and in Folkestone, Sylvia receives a letter from her son.

Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole

Notes By 1918, some of the inevitable consequences of creating a large, paid, female workforce, and relying more than ever on educated women to run organisations supporting the war, were beginning to scare the establishment horses. Women were too free, and their freedom was too dangerous. Creating an impossible ideal of womanhood, and then attacking all other women for their immorality (read freedom) was a means of control then, and hasn't entirely died out.

And hand in hand with praise for women's femininity came the other side of the coin - a celebration of purely masculine men, with an inevitable condemnation of any femininity in men.

Season Thirteen of Home Front - A Woman's Place - is set back in Folkestone, which feels overrun with women, and where anxious pillars of the establishment are flustered by the proximity of all these women to all these men.

Women themselves are emboldened politically by the recent introduction of female suffrage, and suppressed in turn by various measures - including the draconian DORA 40D amendment empowering the police to detain and examine women suspected of giving venereal disease to members of His Majesty's Forces.

The action of Season 13 revolves around three households - Meadowthorpe (a utopian female household), The Old Rectory (a brothel) and Keepers Lodge (a home for unmarried mothers) - which are popularly taken to be much of a muchness.

Season 13 is story-led by Sarah Daniels, with episodes by Sarah, Lucy Catherine and Katie Hims.

On this day in 1918, it was reported that in Grimsby, a 70 year old former member of the Rifle Brigade had attempted to enlist, and in Tynemouth, Edie Chadwick is still holding on to the past.

Home Front returns on 5 March with a new season set in Folkestone

Written by Katie Hims Directed by Allegra McIlroy Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1918, the SS Birtley was sunk returning from Dunkirk, losing 18 crew, and in Tynemouth, old friends arrive seeking safety.

Written by Katie Hims Directed by Allegra McIlroy Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1918, nearly all shipyards in the North East were at a standstill due to snow, hail and high winds, and in Tynemouth Alan Lowther is despondent.

Written by Katie Hims Directed by Allegra McIlroy Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1918, the House of Commons voted in favour of female MPs, and in Folkestone, Sylvia wishes there were no news.

Cast Sylvia ..... Joanna David Connie ..... Darcey Brown Mrs Edkins ..... Rachel Davies Esme ..... Katie Angelou Gabriel ..... Michael Bertenshaw Grace ..... Grace Doherty Juliet ..... Lizzie Bourne Laurie ..... Will Howard Mathieu ..... Bea White

Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

On this day in 1918, Polar exploration ship the Aurora was officially declared missing, and at Collingwood Cressida Marshall remembers her late husband.

Written by Katie Hims Directed by Allegra McIlroy Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1918, Kaiser Wilhelm II declared, "We face with firm confidence and iron will the year 1918", and in Tynemouth, Duncan Chadwick tries to make a new start.

Written by Katie Hims Directed by Allegra McIlroy Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1917, the Russian government issued a decree abolishing all military ranks and titles, and in Tynemouth, discharged soldier, Duncan Chadwick, gives Joyce a difficult start to her day.

Written by Katie Hims Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1917, the German forces allegedly dropped deadly toys over France which exploded in children's hands, while in North Shields, Marion eagerly accepts Kitty's generosity.

Written by Katie Hims Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1917, Vladimir Lenin gave a speech proposing the nationalisation of all Russian banks, and in North Shields, Fraser has an unusual offer.

Written by Katie Hims Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1917, the first Ladies' international football match was played in Belfast, and in Tynemouth, Lester Reed is finding it hard to celebrate. His sister can't console him and he leaves to drown his sorrows.

Season 12 of Home Front, titled Giddy With Possibility, is set in the North East of England, in the shadow of the Russian Revolution. The excitement and fear provoked by the Bolshevik Revolution that overturned Russia, Britain's greatest ally in the war, rippled out around the world and - briefly - made people believe that anything was possible. In industrial Tyneside it is a time of unprecedented unrest and union activity, and where ladies' football is gaining a foothold in the national imagination.

Meanwhile, at Collingwood Park the children are met with the confusing site of Father Christmas building a bonfire. Is this what he does with the leftover presents, they wonder. Things only get more perplexing when they are joined by adults from the house. An argument between them and Father Christmas ensues and Cressida, worried for everyone's safety, takes drastic action.

Written by Katie Hims Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1917, plum pudding was made a regular ration for the troops for the first time, while at Collingwood Park, Sylvia wishes in vain for peace and goodwill.

Season 12 of Home Front, titled Giddy With Possibility, is set in the North East of England, in the shadow of the Russian Revolution. The excitement and fear provoked by the Bolshevik Revolution that overturned Russia, Britain's greatest ally in the war, rippled out around the world and - briefly - made people believe that anything was possible. In industrial Tyneside it is a time of unprecedented unrest and union activity, and where ladies' football is gaining a foothold in the national imagination.

Meanwhile, an unexpected announcement disrupts Christmas Day at the Marshall family home. Sylvia and Graham look on in disbelief. It is also the birthday of the relatively new head of the household, Johnnie. Isabel has lovingly wrapped a special present for him and commissioned a rare celebratory cake.

Written by Katie Hims Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1917, peace negotiations between Russia and Germany began at Brest-Litovsk, and at Collingwood too, relations are thawing.

Cast Isabel Graham ..... Keely Beresford Ada Stokoe ..... Victoria Bewick Johnnie Marshall ..... Paul Ready Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf Phyllis Marshall ..... Christine Absalom Lester Reed ..... Trevor Fox Gabriel Graham ..... Michael Bertenshaw Sylvia Graham ..... Joanna David Cristine de Groot ..... Ysabelle Cooper

Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Allegra McIlroy Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1917, hundreds of striking munitions workers at Beardmore's factory in Paisley returned to work, and in Tynemouth too, it's the first shift back after the strike.

Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Allegra McIlroy Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1917, a seventeen year old munitionette, Maria Scratcher, was killed in a factory accident in Willington, and at Marshalls, the workers are united.

Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Allegra McIlroy Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1918, Parliament was set to have its electric lighting replaced with candles, and in Folkestone, Keepers Lodge faces a fine for infringing the lighting restrictions.

Cast Adeline ..... Helen Schlesinger Forrester ..... Nigel Hastings Howard ..... Gunnar Cauthery Nell ..... Alice St Clair Phyllis ..... Christine Absalom Silas ..... Shaun Dooley EJ Thomas ..... Sean Murray Edward Morris ..... John Lightbody Private Hims ..... Ryan Whittle

Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

On this day in 1917, it was announced that women's alcoholism had declined since the start of the war, and in Tynemouth, Alan Lowther feels the weight of responsibility.

Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Allegra McIlroy Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1917, it was reported that local Belgians had created a Christmas fund for miners' children, and in Tynemouth, Edie prepares for a charity football match.

Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Allegra McIlroy Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1917, the Russian 28-day Armistice agreement was signed, and Dilys arrives in Tynemouth on a peace-brokering mission.

Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1917, Lloyd George famously declared 'There is no halfway house between victory and defeat', and in Tynemouth, Johnnie veers dangerously near defeat.

Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1917, Crimea proclaimed its independence, as a secular Muslim state, advocating gender equality. In North Shields, Fraser Chadwick feels like the least popular man in the world.

Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1917, two trawlers were torpedoed East of the Tyne, killing eight people, while in Tynemouth, Iris is ambushed when she least expects it.

Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1917, Cuba declared war on Austria-Hungary, and - in North Shields - Marion Wardle is on a different campaign.

Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1917, British troops surrounded Jerusalem, and at Marshalls Fraser returns to a factory under siege.

Written by Caroline Horton Directed by Ciaran Bermingham Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1917, miners in Sutton returned to work after a strike, and at Marshalls factory Marion is speaking up for the workers.

Written by Caroline Horton Directed by Ciaran Bermingham Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1917, French munitions ship the SS Mont-Blanc blew up in Halifax, Canada injuring 10,000 people and killing 2000 - the largest manmade explosion in history up until that point. And in Tynemouth Joyce is in a volatile frame of mind.

Written by Caroline Horton Directed by Ciaran Bermingham Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1918, the Dundalk, an Irish steamer was torpedoed without warning, while in Folkestone, the Wilsons are marking an anniversary.

Cast Florrie ..... Claire Rushbrook Adam ..... Billy Kennedy Jack ..... Ashley Kumar Kitty ..... Ami Metcalf Norman ..... Sean Baker Phyllis ..... Christine Absalom

Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes

On this day in 1917, Russia and Germany agreed a tentative ceasefire at Brest-Litovsk, and in North Shields Edie is unsure about her visit to Collingwood.

Written by Caroline Horton Directed by Ciaran Bermingham Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1917, President Wilson, in his State of the Union Address, recommended declaring war on Austria-Hungary, and in Tynemouth, Duncan is battling with his demons.

Written by Caroline Horton Directed by Ciaran Bermingham Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

On this day in 1917, Germany and the new Russian government began a cessation of hostilities, while in Collingwood, Phyllis is still counting her losses.

Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.